EL DORADO


Meaning of EL DORADO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌel-də-ˈrä-(ˌ)dō, -ˈrā- ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, literally, the gilded one

Date: 1596

1. : a city or country of fabulous riches held by 16th century explorers to exist in South America

2. : a place of fabulous wealth or opportunity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.